Canada Day festivities lineup in Niagara Falls

    If you are wondering what the City of Niagara Falls is doing for Canada Day, the Niagara Falls Review has a nice summary article on their web site.

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      Divinely inspired daredevil

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Gene Sullivan’s on Team Jesus. It says so on the back of his blue golf shirt. The white lettering on the back proclaims his faith loudly. So does the red cross on the front, emblazoned with a man on a motorcycle alongside the words “Jump for Jesus.” But it’s when…

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        A nostalgic trip to Crystal Beach

        This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but it does tie in with the Niagara’s Lost Amusement Parks: From the Niagara Falls Review: When it came to gathering stories about the old Crystal Beach Amusement Park, PBS senior producer Lynne Bader-Gregory had it easy. All it took was a nudge, and dozens of Buffalo and…

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        Jet boats working off town dock again today

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Nearly three weeks after they were given the boot, jet boats will be back running from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal dock this morning. An Ontario Court of Appeal judge granted the town a stay Monday in a previous court order banning the controversial tour boats from its dock in Old Town. The…

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        William and Kate welcome in the Falls

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The Honeymoon Capital wants to roll out the red carpet for Prince William and Kate Middleton after they tie the knot in April. Niagara Falls city hall plans to send a follow-up invitation to one it sent to the future king in December now that it appears certain the newlyweds…

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          More on the Tussaud’s sign

          Yesterday I posted that the large sign of Louis Tussaud is up in front of Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks. I don’t know if you noticed or not, but the sign was facing a different direction. Instead of facing up and down the street, it was facing across the street. I just figured that they did that…

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            13th Annual Wheel World Car & Bike Exhibition

            From November 2 – 4, the Skylon Tower will host the 13th Annual Wheel World Car & Bike Exhibition. It will be on the plaza level, the level that is almost always closed. I’ll try to make it over to see what the area looks like.

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              Parks, Cirque performance benefit Niagara cancer care

              From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission and Cirque Niagara are teaming up to support cancer care in Niagara. On June 14, Cirque Niagara will present an evening performance of Avaia to raise money for the Niagara Health System Foundation, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation and the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation.

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